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2010-2011

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senators Cormann, Birmingham and Colbeck on behalf of the Opposition in committee of the whole)

 

(1)     Clause 5, page 14 (after line 2), after the definition of Kyoto unit , insert:

land , in relation to an eligible interest in an area of land, includes the surface and the subsurface of the land.

(2)     Clause 5, page 16 (after line 26), after the definition of native title , insert:

native title future act provisions means the provisions of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Native Title Act 1993 .

[consequential - application of native title future act provisions]

(3)     Clause 44, page 70 (lines 24 to 29), omit subclause (7), substitute:

             (7)  For the purposes of this Act, if the area of land is land rights land in a State or Territory, the Crown lands Minister of the State or Territory holds an eligible interest in the area of land.

[consent of State or Territory minister]

(4)     Clause 45, page 71 (lines 4 to 8), omit subclause (2), substitute:

             (2)  For the purposes of this Act, the Crown lands Minister of the State or Territory holds an eligible interest in the area of land.

[consent of State or Territory minister]

(5)     Clause 45, page 72 (lines 27 to 32), omit subclause (7), substitute:

             (7)  For the purposes of this Act, if the area of land is land rights land in a State or Territory, the Crown lands Minister of the State or Territory holds an eligible interest in the area of land.

[consent of State or Territory minister]

(6)     Clause 301, page 301 (line 26), before “This”, insert “(1)”.

[consequential - application of native title future act provisions]

(7)     Clause 301, page 301 (after line 26). at the end of the clause, add:

             (2)  To avoid doubt, the native title future act provisions apply to any consent under this Act in relation to native title land.

[application of native title future act provisions]